It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)

"It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)" is a song co-written by the songwriters and record producers, Barry White and Paul Politi. It became a minor hit for the African American singer Felice Taylor in 1967, reaching No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 44 on the R&B chart in early 1967.^[1]

Covers

It was recorded later in 1973 by Love Unlimited, a girl band formed through Barry White's initiative. It appeared in the female group's album Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited. That version made it to No. 83 on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 35 on US Billboard R&B chart. It was a bigger success in the United Kingdom reaching No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was also covered by the British group Steps, on their tour Christmas with Steps in 2012, under the shorter title "It May Be Winter Outside".

Samplings

Buckshot and 9th Wonder sampled from the version done by Love Unlimited in the "Intro - The Formula" track, on the heavily sampled album The Formula released in 2008.

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